SB1383-Article 12 Procurement Programs: Composters Collaborating with their Jurisdictions

The Association of Compost Producers (ACP), HealthySoil.org, the California State Chapter of the US Composting Council) is a liaison association to the CRRA-CORC Technical Council for the past 20+ years. ACP has launched in 2021, a new Jurisdiction SB1383 Article12 Procurement support program. Our over 100 compost producer members work with their respective SW Jurisdiction and their local franchise hauler, and other local composters and stakeholders, to help them expand quality healthy soil application markets using compost.

Since compost is the top "recovered organic waste products that a jurisdiction may procure to comply with this article" 12, who better than to work directly with composters, the local experts in producing and marketing this important bioproduct?

ACP has developed a sustainable, continuously updating "Article 12 Procurement Assistance Program" that includes:

Meeting regularly with local Jurisdiction's SB 1383 compliance stakeholders:
- Solid Waste Agency
- Solid Waste Franchise Collection Contractor (haulers)
- Compost Producers (including any ag or community composters)
- Other Bioproduct Producers
- Food waste & other organic waste generators
Determining the ratio of compost product types and applications in local or adjacent county markets
Managing seasonality, parallel and adjacent local healthy soil markets in collaboration with other bioproduct markets/procurement (e.g. natural gas, mulch, electricity, biofertilizer, biochar, materials, and chemicals)
Managing product quality as it relates to procurement price vs. product give-away programs

This presentation will be an overview of the ACP "recovered organic waste products", it's "SB1383Article12 Procurement Support Program", and how best attendees can be networked into their local regional program in California.

Dan Noble, Association of Compost Producers

Title

Exective Director

Speaker Biography

Dan Noble is a Founder of Noble Bioresources Inc. (NBI; NobleBioresourcesInc.com). NBI is a bioproducts market & industry development firm, based in California. He is also Executive Director of the Association of Compost Producers (ACP) (healthysoil.org; the US Composting Council California State Chapter) since 2002 and has over 40 years of science & business-based environmental education, market research, publishing, strategic consulting, enterprise, and association management experience.

Abstract Title

SB1383-Article 12 Procurement Programs: Composters Collaborating with their Jurisdictions

Speaker Abstract

Expect to Learn:

How best to collaborate with local composters and other stakeholders to comply with SB 1383 - Procurement regulations
How to form a combined SB 1383 Compliance and Bioresources Management Council to integrate your programs and contractors to achieve local and State goals
How the ACP Supporting Member's "SB1383Article12 Procurement Support Program" can best support your Jurisdiction's SB 1383 Article 12 compliance.

Take-Aways:

Why meeting regularly with local Jurisdiction's SB 1383 compliance stakeholders will support your program implementation, compliance, and integration with local soil amendment needs.
Methods and systems for determining the ratio of compost product types and applications in local or adjacent county markets
Options and methods for managing seasonality and parallel and adjacent local health soil markets in collaboration with other bioproduct procurement markets, e.g. natural gas, mulch, electricity, biofertilizer, biochar, materials, and chemicals.
Systems for compost and other bioproduct quality as it relates to procurement price vs. product give-away programs

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